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Optic Lake
Optic Lake is located in Ontario
Optic Lake
Optic Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates 50°55′17″N 94°31′16″W / 50.92139°N 94.52111°W / 50.92139; -94.52111
Type lake
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
River sources Rostoul River
Primary outflows Rostoul River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Surface elevation 365 m (1,198 ft)

Optic Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and is within Woodland Caribou Provincial Park.

The primary inflow, at the northeast and arriving from Telescope Lake, and outflow, at the west and leading towards Glenn Lake, is the Rostoul River, which flows via the Gammon River, the Bloodvein River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

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